The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-09


death, My life Is nothing, nor would I be
Should you change your mind on the night
appointed, God have mercy upon me! I
will not live to see the light Of another
day. 7 have often meditated this act.
have felt that God, to whom have always
prayed, would deliver me, and that I would
I be allowed to thank him in his sanctuary.
3 II You do not find the cord, you may know
that have been betrayed. If all is safe,
the. cord will be weighted with silken
purse containing jewels to reward you and
to assist me in my escape. Should you
not find this token, it will be because I
have been discovered. Then be on your
guard against assassination. shall not
s look for you until the hour named"
Mr.. friend, Capt. H., had fallen most
desperately in love. say desperately, be-
cause he neither slept, ate nor drank, nor
would he give me any rest. It was re-
assuring to me to see a eellow 80 far gone;
L had thought myself the only one who
could be. so s.cracked." He was always at
my heels, and had become my shadow. ]
learned his whole history. The cause OF
his going to seq was the removal Of a
f1axen haired, blue eyed schoolmate, who
had been his beloved little friend from his
earliest memory. Her parents had moved
/. to Moscow, and thence, as he was in
formed, to Odessa, from which port he
had last sailed, with cargo Of grain for
5 Falmouth for orders. At Odessa he had
made the most searching inquiries, and
learned that family Of the same name
had gone to Alexandria about six years
previous. He had been, until our present
adventure, remarkably quiet and difhdent.
He had told me that his diffidence arose
from the fact that he was almost woman
hatar, and that he never expected to be
happy until he found his early love, whom
he last saw when she was II and he IL
years Of age. His interest in the fair
captive was doubtless aroused by the fact
that she strongly resembled his early love.
The eyentful night arrived. / gave q
supper at the hotel to allay any suspicion:
Supper was order for twenty, and was
served at II O'Clock, which meant an all
night spree. Wine flowed freely, and had
its effect upon our friends. At 12 O'Clock,
by O preconcerted arrangement, a note
was handed to me by'a servant. pre-
tended that it had been sent by my second
officer, and that 1t announced that my
chief officer had killed one OF the crew.
sApologizing for my sudden departure, /
promised TO- return as soon Us possible and
finish the night. My friend, Capt. H.,
insisted upon going with me. I protested,
but he was. obstinate, and finally, as the
company insisted that it was not safe to
70 alone, ne two left in company.
We arrived at the gate in our usual mp
sparently drunken condition, feed the guard
literally, and passed through. Afew min
sntessla slaterSwe returned and had our cigars
and lanterns lighted, pretending that. the
latter had been put out cidentally. They
were SO ready. in assisting us that we
gave them another handful Of piasters, and
made them understand not to allow any
one to fo.ow. us. They earnestly promised
and ne started again, our hearts almost
bursting with rapid pulsation. We found
the cord; a purse was at the end OF 1t. So